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nomenclature is only in a transition state,” and I am (|uite content 
in this case to follow in his steps. 
I hope that Mr. Galpin’s removal from Harleston (he is at 
present in London) will not prevent the Botanical Becords of the 
Harleston Club from being continued; even should this unfortunately 
be the case, any one who hereafter takes up the running Avhere he 
leaves Ob', Avill have the great advantage of a linn and accurate 
foundation from which to start again preserved in this admirable 
little local Blora. 
In conclusion, while regretting extremely jMr. Galpin’s absence 
from our County, I wish him every success and happiness in his 
new career. 
III. 
DO THE BLACKBIRD AND THE THRUSH EVER 
INTERBREED 1 
(Supplementary Article.) 
By Mr. Miller Christy. 
Read 2,0th October, 1888. 
Auout five years ago, through the kindness of Mr. J. H. ( iurney, 
dun., to whom I am again indebted, I was enabled to contribute 
to the ‘Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ 
Society’ (vol. iii. p. 588) an article under the above title, in which 
I brought forward, classified, and criticised in detail no less tlian 
eighteen more or less satisfiictory cases of supposed interbreeding 
between the Blackbird and the Thrush in a state of nature. The 
conclusion arrived at, as a result of this examination, was, that 
although the evidence was far from being as satisfactory and 
conclusive as could be wished, there was, nevertheless, reasonably 
good grouiids for believing that such unions had occasionally taken 
place in a state of nature. Since writing the above-mentioned 
article, I have come across several other more or less reliable 
recorded cases of interbreeding, which seem to be of suflieient 
